How To Install An Overhead Garage Door Opener

Step 1 measure the garage door opening before purchasing panels.

How to install an overhead garage door opener.

At a home improvement store purchase some rubber weather stripping. The rubber gasket on the bottom section will fill the gaps created by an unlevel floor. Install an outlet or have one installed by an electrician as needed. Order this size so the panels will be made slightly smaller fitting perfectly in the doorway.

Place the opener on a ladder and use scrap lumber to get it at the height you need. Center and level the first section after you install the brackets. Align the opener s rail with the center of the garage door. The door must be level even if the floor isn t so use shims under the section to level it.

After that start installing the sensors. Then install the motor brackets. To hold the level in place tape it to the section. After that attach the motor to the brackets and verify the rail is perfectly horizontal with a bubble level.

Choose the type of garage door opener that best suits your home. Use a tape measure to carefully record the length and width of the opening. Lay the panel flat on a workbench. Follow the manufacturer s instructions to assemble the opener and mount the rail to the header bracket above the door.

The stripping is shaped like. With a safety ring and a steel pin join the free end of the rail with the header bracket.